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Kttos 4* crt M ill vL iir.cs. PUB1 JSHEP W EDN ! > PAY?. Wir. R. BRADFORD. (Subscription print . ;$1 jm r your, r' ' ~ A ^ CnrrefliM'iiirlonco on ctuwif suitj"?-t is li'.vilcd, lint wo <!'i not agree to publish pojuiuunieutioiiH containing more than JUKI words, iiud ii) responsibility is n ; f sunifld for the views of correspondents. Ah an advertising medium for ( bar lotto, l iuoville, Fori Mill, and 1 C?wii t Hill business houses The Times is uasurirassod. Hates made known oil applicui ion to the publisher. Local 'It lephoile No. 2 DECEMBER 12, WOO. In tlio (lonlli of ia-Senator I rhy Sonth Carolina loses a valuable |V . * # citizen ami a man i f great iu'eiligence. And ho should not soon lie forgotten liy the political forces which lie led to victory in the revolution ofj lN'JO. Most of those who have received political pr? ferment in South Carolina during the past decade owe their got d fortune to the lieu men of Sen it or 1 rhy. for lie it was who managed in its in , cipienay Hie parly which lias ?1 < r.il itiiiled the Slate (luring that lime, I In return for the npportimitii s In crouted for m> many lie was relegated to political olilivion, chielly at the instance of 1>. K. Tillman and John Gary Kvans, both of whom he In Ipcd materially. ? Senalor C'lay, of Georgia, made n strong poipt ngains! the ship subsidy Li 1. now the regular order of business in the Senate, when I enamelled Senator h'rye. who ^ torge of t lie Intl. to admit became a law tin* annual B>f a twenty-onnjiiiot ship flj^Be ?.'M)-l,0()t). Senator ( iay ^BileJ attention to the fact ten and twelve knot ships 1 ^Buirry the agricultural prodho country will not receive jj^flian oue-tliird of the sill) i 1 y 1 ! l-/\e < Ko R? * wi ?in; idoi I ' vhich carry no agricultural ? j. Senator offered 111 men t to the hill repeal- * nw-i prohibiting the purchase of foreign-built ships fi r use < ill the foreign carrying trade of the I United States or imposing taxes 1 or restrictions upon such, and giv- 1 ing American citizens the right to purchase vessels anywhere and for I any purpose and to have them reg- i isterod as ships of the I'nited 1 States. I A Wash in :ton dispatch says that < the statistic! ;t* of the Agricultural , J}epai tinent reports .10,01)0,000 bales as tbe probable cotton production of the United States for , lOO'l-llfOl. In the making of this j estimate t!ie sniue methods and ] agencies have been used that were employed last year. Many tlions- k gauds of ginuers have, however, j made reports for tlie first time. The estimated yield, in pounds of lint cotton per acre,is as follows: Virginia, ISO; North Carolina, lbb; ( Bouth Carolina, lt>7; vieorgia, 172; ( Floruln, 13,i; Alabama, 15]; Mia siaeipp , 159, Louisiana, 234; Texas, 22ti; Arkansas. 223; Tennessee, 177; jlissonn, 275; Oklal omn, 318; ( V Ulian Territory, 289. The aero- , age, after eliminating all land from (which no crop whatever will he gathered, is esti tinted at 25,031,731. ? Senator dohn VV. Daniel, of Virginia, has set himself to the task of drafting ? provisi'- for disfranchising the negroes of \ irginia. ' he provision t > l?e anhinitted to 1 lo the t o n titatiorol eoiivention. ? whieh meet? early in the new year | to fonn a new organie law for the ( {Slate, sny? an exehi nge. Some good lawyers helievi tlint tin* ' ['grandfather Flame of the l-on- ' laianfi and N ti Carelina constitutions is on 'onstitu ional, and | '{Senator Daniel is oneo' them. Me will theref re attempt to draw a provision that will mee the legal 1 requirements in this puiiieuhir ' re?,pect. His plan is i > exempt i from disfranchisement all illiterate . i personH who served in any war. ^ I That will admit n go,>3 ninny coi^wpred people and del ur a g< od many ^whites, hut it is discrimination which there are several preoe i deity* in federal legislation. Con , gres^ has diaariminutt d in favor of ex-soldi era in giving them home e tends <?u tno imuln m exeuq Img tlieni from examination (or ap < pointments in the civil eu'Tvicd ami . mi other respects. and during the ; \ civil war several of 'lie States , 7 enacted laws making service in the army equivalent to n ilurallzition ! (or foreign born citi/.eue. \ I ? "HI . The folic \yii\j5 article ia ore of T*' -erica Ibnt will flrppenr in The Times i?ivin;? u svno;>si9of the war re.ord ?F nn-mbers < !' I In Fort Mill ('amp oft '< ,11 federate Veterans. Ke< ords wi.l be published in tl.o order in which they are li u.dcd in. I am a s<?n of Mecklenburg county. N. ('.. and w.ns cleikini; in Cir4"ensboro, N. when the war between the Slabs bo.^an. I was about 20 ye irs of n^o at the time. C. t/ole. editor <>f 11m (treensboro Times, orixaniz (I a company, of which ho was elected etptaiii and I was appointed orderly rcroennt. N\ e wore rent to the eunp of instruction at Italci^h, about .May 1. IStil. J. Jolinston L'etti* ?*rew was elected < olonel of my regiment. 1 lie Twolf5h; 1? .11 b it re?*. intents of State t l oops enr.ir in and placed the v> 1 u nt eer regiments ton numbers higher, making mine tl?t? Twenty-sreond regiment. My company, 11, was li >noied I?y being ii.ado the ting company of tin* regiment. Our first duty was honorary, our company being called uj on to act as escort for the remains of (iovcrnor Kilis. of North Carolina, wko was buried near Salisbury. We were also selected to burv/wilh military honors at Salisbury, Col. Fisher, ' who was killed atlM: nassas. (>nr region lit was then hurried towntel Manassas, but as we carried the field we were stopped at Petersburg ami lodged 111 ; | 1 .??? ! I 'C ? 1) It'll \\ . ? ! <Ivn?? owl to Richmond and niter "about two weeks wore ordered to Kvnnspoit to blockade the I'olotnao part < I'. thai winter. .Jos. II. .1 ohnston. , commander in-ehie.', and Ciein ral 1 Tiiinliel. brigade commander. then shortened the lines and we evacuated Iivansportjnul went to Fredericksburg, \ a. 1 can't i^ivo the latts for i was one soldier who never knewd ites and could never ice as much on hat !IclieMs r.s s. one. LVttijjrew became brigadier-^en ral; Li^htfoot, colonel; Lou;;, 1 I it'll t. colonel, and (ialoway. major, ivlio led us to the battle of Seven I hues, or Fair Forest, as the Vunkees call it. Fetli-jivw. I/<phtfoot and lj?)?io \"t re wounded and raptured and Maj. (laliway was aadly wounded. We were then ;)laeed under Rni^adier-t icn'Tal Render, with .lames Oonnor, ol Charleston, colonel. June 2tith Aais the beepunimj of the Seven Rays' ti^ht around Richmond. We rossetl Meadow Rridj^e in the lfternoon. Render's brigade lo.udn?j A. R. Hill's corps. 1 saw the )lue-coat(d pickets leave their posts, and the enemy made their land at Mechuniesville. The tij^ht, a which Col. Connor lost a lei;. listed SOUie hours lift. V (llll lv. E?y this time, Ilarper Charles was nptnin of my company ami I hue! rim 11 to iiist lieutenant. On tlm lfternoon following the Medianicsvdie engagement, the battle of Haines' .Mill was fought. A. P. Ilill started the tight, and it' a soldier was fond of battle he wits fortunate to get into A. P. Hill's i*nrps. 1 often felt that. ! would like to get into some other command, even if 1 should have to throw up my eonunissic n. The buttle of Frny.ier's Farm was fought on dune doth, ami it had teiriblo consequences for my eonipany. Cupt. Charh s ami a number jf picked men were killed. The light closed after dark. I'pon the leathof Cupt. Charles I became aptuin of tlm company. The next battle was that of Malvern ilill. My brigade did not take much part in that action. From Malvern Ilill we were marched to Kichinoml and then by rail to Gordonsidle. From there we inarched to he battle,of Cedar ilun. where lackrtoii used* up Gen. Pope so unmercifully. A night or two prerious to the battle of Cedar Hun i was in charge of n picket line. my (.nli rs from Gen. Jackson being to allow no one to pas* with>ut his permission. About 1 /clock on this particular night iit'll. Stuart rode up and demand* (1 tout lu? he r.Hovvrif to cross the inc. The picket halted him and I was called up. Not being ce-raiu that it was (len. Stnart, whom 1 hftd seen only ?. u the held, I told y .1 ' ^ '' ' ,, ' hlin myaordcrs fi ou>V/en. .Jn kson "were prcemptory to allow no otic to cross. lie thereupon paid he would send hack to (jen. Jackson and m?l a pa- k; hut 1 could not I have read the pars had he secured 'it, on account of the hiizli wind, which would not admit of a li^ht. so 1 asked him how lout; lie would j l)i* (,'otn1 if I allow. d him to rr< ss the line, lie replied, "Ahout two i hours."' ! look, d oaee more to make sure that it was (lea. Stuart and then allowtd him to pass. | N *ver, during my entire- life, have i I undergone such anxiety as that which I exp*. ri'Mie. <1 dnrinc (In. Stuart's stay outside the lines, foi I did not know hut that I would he eourlmai tiide 1 and shot f,.rj violr.t >ner (Jen. .! nek son's orders. i>m ui'ii, rsuiart returned at tin* cxpiiuti' 11 of the two hours and 1 ht'iird not liing m >re of t he incident. From tlu? liatthfiild of CVdai Hun. dacksonV '"Foot cavalryas wc were called, marched around (Jen. Pope and got jM his roar and fought the second b.attlcof .Manassas. The marching to gain thej rear < 1 IN p 's army was fearful. We had to wade all streams, and with the hot, sharp sand in our shoes we were given no time to stop. I think it was August 2Sth when we took .Man es is Junction and all the great commissary supplies. My company h ot. sever d men while driving the le-inforcemcnts coming in from Alexandria, hut did not h .vc inn h hard fighting that day. We drew rations 1 that e\ i?i11*4 from the great. Yankee commissary, and wore ordered to take nil we con Ul carry, the remaindortobe burned.as Jackson had not dared to take his wagon train in the rear of Pope's army. As w- m:irehi d that night we could see the lire as it destroyed everything at Manassas rJnne'.i ai. We marched toward Oenterville and from there to Thoroughfare (la]). We went through that gap in the mountains. 1 suppose Jackson thought that tin- best and only! way home if Pope's whole army should fall upon him. The next i day. August 21)1 h, Jackson and I '& fe at. Oi 0 0 Comr;'.3Rcir:g SJZLRJ V7E OFFER OUR ] & ^ S* ^5* St 1C Tills Sale And advise our friends include everything in th many things for less th CASH ONLY. &. EL ibe: ?m _ , , ^ ,_?u .-J 1 L. Pope ntenrtued heir strength. The buttle did not begin twilil th-* i afternoon, and then with Pope's great ? {!':>i t to crush Jackson. The latter'a resistance, with ij< iigstn el 1 forcing his way through Thorough, fare (hip to aid Jackson, uuule it u terrible sc.o'ie, even iu war. 1 was badly wounded while we were retaking the Mnu.'icBOS railroad. The railron l cut wus taken by my brigade and I got tny commission as n erippleCnimderutesoldier for life. I wns furl'uii^hod nud lay wound d about a your is ml was tinally discharged. M. M. \\ OLFic. I )i>i t'iiihor 12. r.H'o. A Meat Market At which reasonable pri es predominate hi.s at last been estab* li-ln-d in the Jones building, on Main street, where tin' choicest BKKl\ I'ORK and SAUSACJH can be hud at any time. Von have been payinir 12 1 -2 cents per pound for Round Steak. I'll sell y< u the best at 10 cents. FISH and OYSTHUS (ill every style) Saturdays. (Jive ine your orders, "l'holie 14. W. E. DEATON. THE FORT MILTj PIT fa ffippiTJI! If, - Mldrv Id * u zj I y h.n, O1T0SITE T1IL SAVINV.S It.XNK, Is tin1 place at which you can always tinsl everything usually kept ..i ii- .1 i . i ? iii ii urai-i'iHss np.unwary mop I nm running a drug store, i:i every st-nso of tlie woiil. I r?in prescribe for you, fill prescriptions, and sell you drills. I 1 have had years of e\(|erieuce ami atu thoroughly neipiainted with t he drug business. , A full line of the l est CIGAK&, CIGAKETTKS, AXU SMOKING and CHEWING TO MAC'CO. Evkythixo in STATh>NEIiY. T. H. MK.UIUM, M. D. ? - \ i . . - . io wratS 1 GREff mmm relay, December1 1, Dcccmbe p ENTIRE STOCK Cj ING, FURNITURE J Pgp CghS: O Does Rot include WE MEAN Wt to call as scon as possifc e lines mentioned, - As an they are worth now r Yours tor buslr LK, Prop, i fe I!. F. GRIEIi, DBAianc in* MATS, SHOCS, PANTS, DRV GOODS, NOTIONS, DRGSS GOODS, HARDWARE, TIN .VARE, GLASSWARE, tJKUUtKltiS, Kit., AND THE BEST LINE OF DOCKET AND TABLE CUTLERY IN TOWN. t'oltoil Wiiri'llOII^. Anyone wishing to storo thoir cotton in a clean dry place will liiul that w* avo prt'iKirod to storo and insure samo in our standard warehouse, near our mill. Our prior for storing and insuring will In- la cents per halo per month or fractional part of a month. Wo will advance money on any cotton stored with us at S per cent interest. FT. MILL MANUFACTURING CO. September 'J'.', 11HH). Photographs. 'J ho l?cst in Ilio city at the price. Cabinets, $2 j?er dozen. Smaller quantities and other sizes reasonable. 1). J. RARER. Charlotte. N. C. No. I West Fifth street. J. U. Traywick & Co., DEALERS IN FINE LIQUORS AND WIN ES, No. 11 East Trade t-'t. I CHARLOTTE, - - - N. C. T EST 3E SftLt. 1QQO, ?ir.c! continui 24-r 1QOO. F DRY GOODS, N( 3 AND STOVES yc-r 2$ctuaE C > Hardware and ( iAT WE SAY >1 e and get the benefit all goods have advancec it wholesale. Of cours iesS; Jlci Reliabh I - \ fssaj Kersey and Melton, the popular smooth-faced Overcoating fabrics, bavo not boen neglected this senson by t?\e famous Rochester wholesale tailors, the Stein-Bloch Company. ^ While fashion decrees that tlielroughfaced garments shall rum this season, many men will he loth t > forsake the extreme servicalUonoss of the Kersey or Melton Overcoat. Those that bear Ibis label nr * made from the high-class standard fab! ries, hnt are tailored in tin nost fashionable forms. One thing is certain, that the man who buys a Stein-llioeh Kersey or Melton Overcoat this season, will not only I be properly dressed, but ho will j have a garment that will practically be just as well looking tlnvo years hence as now. $12.50 to $.jo.oo. HI). \Y. MELLON & CO., CHARLOTTE, N. C. Mail orders promptly filled. I W. IT. HOOVER, LIQUOR DEALER, CHARLOTTE, N. C. We look especially after the shipping: trade and below quote very close figures. Will be glad to have your oid;rs. Terms cash with order. Corn, per gallon, in Jug (boxed), $1.50, $1 75 and $2. All first-class goods at $1.75 and $2 VERY OLD. Ryes from $1.60 to $2, $2 50 and t, > ? Ka,,vl,? Gins from $i 60 to $2, and $2 50. Genuine Imported 'Flah Gin" at $3 per gallon. Apple Brandy, $2.25 per gallon. Peach Brandy $2 50 per gallon. No charge f?r jug and box on above, and no charge at these prices for keg whes WHotcd In huch quantities. 1 tt us I ave your ordera and oblige, W. n. HOOVER. STORE. ng t-snlil Monday, 3TIONS, CLOTHO Sj> k. n & & srooeries. of first chance, as we I, you will buy a great \z these prices are for \ ? Store